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Dead Dreams

Aiaz Marx · 2020-02-06

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 06, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

Dead Dreams is an Adventure and Indie title released in 2020, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 67 reviews).

0
playing now
76%
positive of 67 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$7.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.3k–3.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 67 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920202026Week of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
20Apr 2020Nov 2020Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 2May 2020 — avg 0 · peak 4Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 13Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Aug 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Oct 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Nov 2020

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$1.192020-02-062026-07-092020-02-06 — best price $7.192020-03-28 — best price $5.992020-06-25 — best price $5.192020-09-25 — best price $7.192020-10-29 — best price $6.392020-11-25 — best price $6.392020-12-22 — best price $5.992021-02-11 — best price $5.592021-04-03 — best price $5.992021-05-27 — best price $5.992021-06-24 — best price $5.192021-10-28 — best price $5.192021-11-24 — best price $5.592021-12-23 — best price $4.792022-01-27 — best price $4.792022-05-02 — best price $5.992022-06-24 — best price $4.392022-10-25 — best price $4.792022-11-22 — best price $4.392022-12-22 — best price $3.592023-03-16 — best price $3.992023-04-10 — best price $4.392023-06-29 — best price $3.192023-10-26 — best price $3.992023-11-21 — best price $4.392023-12-21 — best price $2.392024-06-27 — best price $1.992024-10-28 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $2.392025-06-26 — best price $1.592025-09-30 — best price $4.792025-10-27 — best price $4.392025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $2.792026-06-25 — best price $1.192026-07-09 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
64.6%
earned "Mira"
14.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Player tags

2DDarkRetroHorrorLinearPuzzleMysteryRPGMakerThrillerDetective

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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